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Mason Crosby Wants To Stay In Green Bay

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the 2011 NFL season, Mason Crosby is certain he wants to return to the Packers.

When the lockout dust finally settles, Crosby's situation will become more clear. Scheduled to become a free agent this offseason, Crosby has accrued four seasons since being drafted by the Packers in the sixth-round of the 2007 draft. Depending on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, Crosby will either be a restricted or an unrestricted free agent. Regardless of the label, Crosby wants to remain in Green Bay.

“The hope is that we'll get this figured out, I'll be unrestricted, and be able to sign back here in Green Bay,” said Crosby via Fox 11 in Green Bay. “That's my hope for all of this.”

The Packers are also hopeful to bring back Crosby. Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports the Packers "plan to re-sign him once the lockout is lifted."

The mutual interest between Crosby and the team makes sense. The former Colorado Buffalo is unlikely to hit pay dirt in free agency, and the Packers' coaching staff has always believed in Crosby's ability.

Whenever the lockout ends, it looks like Ted Thompson's first move will be to splash into free agency with his typical cannonball and re-sign a field goal kicker with a 78.1% success rate.

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Mason, if you were a career 80%+ leg... they would have made you an offer last year. Don't get it twisted folks (Alex), Mason is an average FG kicker... at best. I don't think it makes or breaks this team if he stays or goes BUT, there are some proven legs that will be available.

You're assuming Slocum was making the call for him to kick touchbacks.

Most of the time, Slocum was looking for kicks to be placed in certain parts of the field. In fact, I'd be willing to bet he avoided the endzone kickoff because coverage was so bad that returners wouldn't take the knee and end up getting big yardage.

Try this ..... Crosby has hit on 78% of his FGs in his 4 years (107 of 137) which places him 31st among active kickers ..... If he had made just 6 of those misses (113 of 137) (how many uprights did he hit over the last 4 seasons?), he would be at 82.5% &amp; ranked 11th among active kickers .....

You can't change the real numbers but my point is that there's no appreciable difference between 31st &amp; a near top ten kicker ....

No, no, no... You said #1! HUGE dif between #1 and top 5. I'll meet you in the middle, if he finishes in the top 3 I owe you $1, how about that? And it's a dollar I hope I lose (just gotta play the odds... take the field)... if he's wearing a Packer uniform, I will root for him.

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